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Recent Examples of sward
The soft Smyrna rug in the hall yields to the tread like a mossy sward, while a circular art glass window fills the hall with a pleasant subdued light.
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Merrie Monteagudo, San Diego Union-Tribune, 29 Sep. 2019
Merrie Monteagudo, San Diego Union-Tribune, 29 Sep. 2019
Recent Examples of Synonyms for sward
Noun
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Weed-and-feeds can be substituted for normal feedings; apply when the grass is growing.—
Tom MacCubbin,
Orlando Sentinel,
1 Mar. 2025
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Because Yarbo is way more than a robot for cutting your grass.—
Anthony Karcz,
Forbes,
28 Feb. 2025
Noun
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Frykowski and Folger managed to escape, but the killers caught up with them, stabbing them to death and leaving their bodies on the lawn.—
Emily Krauser,
People.com,
9 Mar. 2025
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What to Know Eby talked about the possibility of tolling U.S. commercial trucks passing through British Columbia on their way to Alaska on the lawn of the Legislative Assembly building in Victoria this week.—
Tommy Tuberville,
Newsweek,
7 Mar. 2025
Noun
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Gwynns Falls and Leakin parks (there’s a seamless connection between these two greenswards) stymied the highway builders 50-plus years ago.—
Jacques Kelly,
Baltimore Sun,
3 Aug. 2024
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The usually pristine greensward at Fenway has patches of sod throughout the outfield, particularly in right field, after the recent Pink and Fall Out Boy concerts.—
Peter Abraham,
BostonGlobe.com,
5 Aug. 2023
Noun
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Butter yellow, powder pink, pistachio green—anything soft and vibrant is fair game.—
Jake Henry Smith,
Glamour,
4 Mar. 2025
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Stir in the milk and chicken stock, then stir in the greens and cheese (if using).—
Lynda Balslev,
The Mercury News,
3 Mar. 2025
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“Sward.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sward. Accessed 12 Mar. 2025.
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